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Hullo hullo, 'tis I, Eimear, the one with the weird hair...


At the risk of coming across all fiercely Irish, I think a little acknowledgement on this our National Break Lent Day is only proper.


So, best of Irish music/literature/film/other? Cad a cheapann sibh?

I nominate:

• A Film With Me in It - possibly the closest I've come to being ejected from my cinema seat with laughter.


• The Coronas - aw sure God loooovve them!


• Once - I'm not a huge Glen Hansard fan, but am a sucker for sad endings.


• DELORENTOS


• Dylan Moran


• Horslips


• Patrick Kavanagh - he was a cynical ole coot but his poetry can be quite...affecting...


• Graham Norton


• Ryan Tubridy


• The Blizzards


• Father Ted


• Pete Doherty


• Expressions such as 'langer', 'eejit', 'gall (English person, not bladder)', 'scant'.


• Dara O'Briain


• Potatoes. There I've said it. But not floury one *squirm*


• JEDWARD


• U2


• Bob Geldof


• Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon. Sorry Ringo. No Starkeys here
• "Cá Bhfuil Mo Dheinims dubha, agus M'Umbro Top?". Possibly the funniest quote from the irish aurals AND a group of facebook now. RESPEC!
• Daniel Day-Lewis..yes his family are psychos and he "saw" his father while playing Hamlet, but this guy is just on another level. In a good way.
• Oscar Wilde. Because he is just..unreall. Also because Stephen Fry is/played him in a biopic
• Cillian Murphy..for obvious reasons
• Bram Stoker. Called English a LOT (I'm looking at you, Kinks!)
• Maebh "And then I fucked him" Higgins.
• NOEL GALLAGHERRR
  
  What have I forgotten? Show the love for the arts in Ireland if the government won't. Cough.
  
  

Bain taitneamh as Lá 'le Pádraig :D

Eimear